BioWare Set to Segregate Gays in Star Wars, Outrages Homosexuals and Homophobes

In the virtual world we are set with few rules and regulations to abide by, our imaginations are taken to cities around the world, planets across the galaxy, and worlds beyond our own. But, when we begin to interact with other characters or people, our real world personal values can conflict with those of the virtual one. With that, the Daily Reaction crew of Sebastian Moss and Dan Oravasaari discuss the continuing controversy of same gender relationships in video games.

I don't think that's what they did. What's crazy to me is all lack of reality. I just watched Lincoln and forgive me for the comparison because slavery should not be compared with gay rights. But, after everything Lincoln did, at the end, one congressman was still angry with him because because he didn't use stronger language concerning the right of free men to vote. Now, Bioware has been a pioneer and just like all businesses, money Is their bottom line. If u support the cause, u should applaud them for putting their necks on the line financially to push an ideal. If u don't agree, then bioware probably ticks u off. But, remember, they are constrained too and could easily ignore the cause altogether. So, as everything has happened in human history, good or bad, it happens in increments. Sure, get pissed off at them and maybe they will stop fighting the fight.

That's such a ridiculous article. It's not segregation... As of now, there's no SGR in the game at all. They're adding some in the first expansion of the game, which happens to be a new planet. So yeah, at first the options will only pop on that world.

Calling this segregation is just like saying Arkham City is misogynist because you had to pay more to get a chance to play with a female character.

Man, you're all making a mountain out of a mole hill. Here you're all ready to lynch BioWare for supposed segregation when you're forgetting some important factors. First, BioWare have been among the biggest supporters of same gender relationships in games. What, does that all of a sudden disappear with this? Second, they could have decided to not implement the feature at all, would that be better? Third, this is a preliminary thing and no one knows what the future is going to bring, and yet you're all jumping on the "BioWare is anti-gay, let's burn them at the stake" bandwagon.

I find it laughably ridiculous that so many say things like "you can't judge a game before you play it" trying to tell people not to jump the gun about game design choices, and yet in the same breath with little information available you're all ready to pounce on BioWare citing insensitivity to the LGBT community by making the option to be gay a paid feature. I also find it laughable that the the authors of this piece berate people for having the opinion that homosexuality is wrong, telling them to grow up and they aren't entitled to have a say in every gaming design choice, and then conveniently flip the script to attack BioWare when BioWare could have said "screw all of you, none of you get to play as a gay or lesbian anything."

In a world where people segregate themselves, and homosexuality has devolved into a political correctness issue instead of just a basic fact of existence, the real hypocrites rear their ugly heads armed with ignorance and a desire to just find something to b*tch about.

If you're playing an MMO just so you can have any kind of relationship, maybe you're spending too much time gaming. BioWare has made a lot of mistakes, but this stuff just came up and you're all ready to get the pitchforks out in defense of something I bet most of you do nothing about in the real world.

Console gamers are made of pre dominanately by male gamers who enjoy mostly shooters...not guiter heroes. Since im free to my own opinion, i believe that gay is not somet that should be encouraged in console gaming. Since PC gaming have alot of RPG and lets face it, thats were most gays play. I think console should remain the way it is. Not give gays or anyother groups any special attension. I aint being a homophobe, i have no problem with homosexuals as long as they leave me and my family alone then they can do whatever they do.

Not at all. Im just stating, ur free to do what ever u do. I wont attack u and ur belifes and u dont attack mines. It was a rational and logical comment. No cursing or bad language used. But i should quote that NOT all PC gamers are gay and NOT all console gamers are hetrosexuals.

As much as I agree with you about People being born the way they are whether straight or gays, the same can be said about pedophiles and necrophilia. Everyone is born with their own desire. Nothing is a choice.

Anyone who agrees with you is an un-educated moron. Comparing homosexuals to pedophiles is sick beyond belief. What next, are we going to segregate people who have birth-marks? People are born different. You would have been a friend of Hitler if that scumbag was still alive.

OT: Does this not remind anyone of the Planet Chick from DBZ? Lol Frieza ordered Vegeta and Nappa to destroy a planet of women lol. Now THAT is funny.

@peterdawa...... it's not being encouraged, it's being accepted as a natural thing. Homosexuality is not a choice, you can't encourage someone into becoming gay.

Meanwhile, discouraging it is like trying to discourage a plant from growing. A % of any mammal species will be homosexual, it's a part of how life has evolved. There's nothing wrong with it, and it can't harm you.

How do you know it is a choice? Unless you identified with being gay at one point in your life and then made a choice to be straight, how would YOU know it is a choice?

Did you choose to be straight or is that JUST how it is for you?

Why would someone WANT to be discriminated against?

You are so ignorant.

I hope one day your personal beliefs are challenged by what you feel in your heart when someone close to you comes out of the closet. You are obviously short-sighted, dim-witted, and very isolated mentally.

Someone, somewhere really must have hurt you if you carry that much disgust for something that doesn't affect your life, liberty, or pursuit of happiness. I'm sorry. :(

^^ @peterdawa ^^

LOL, "It shouldn't be encouraged"

But mass murder, sexism, and headshots....Thats OK?

Why is it every other facet of human life can be portrayed in video games, but once the word 'GAY' comes along, everyone treats it with such fear and realism?

WHAT ARE YOU SO AFRAID OF? Homosexuality is NOT contagious. Just like killing in video games does not make you a killer.

"WHAT ARE YOU SO AFRAID OF? Homosexuality is NOT contagious. Just like killing in video games does not make you a killer."

Apparently gamers will only defend the ~artistic integrity~ of a game if it involves extreme violence, possible rape, or a severed bikini torso. Yep, apparently the Dead Island severed torso is "art" and the allusions to rape in Tomb Raider are there for "realism" and anybody offended by such things is just a wimp or a pussy or "taking fiction too seriously".

But two men or women kissing? "EW! GET THAT NASTY SHIT OUT OF MY GAME! IT'S NOT NATURAL!! KILL IT WITH FIRE!!"

Homosexuality is fine...as long as it involves hot chicks and no dudes. Say whatever you want to say but "I" think sexy women kissing each other and having sex is hot while if it was men who did it I think it's completely disgusting.

I know some smartass will call me a hypocrite and that if I accept lesbians I must accept gays. I still don't deny people their right to stick it in each other. I just think the act itself is disgusting. Call me a homophobe, I don't give a fu*k, it's your opinion and it sucks just like your boyfriend.

Interracial marriage used to be compared to bestiality, and look how far society has come since then. I only hope that one day we, as a society, will look back at this generation and laugh at how ridiculous it was for people to do things like protest homosexuality or compare two consenting adults (who happen to be the same sex) with the rape of children and animals.

Homosexually is not natural. I don't care one way or another what someone does in their personal life, its none of my business, but despite that it certainly is NOT natural. If it was natural then the relationship could produce a child. This is a fact.

It's sad that someone agreed with you. I understand that your opinion is probably brought about by religious belief, or just the way you were raised, but that is the stupidest reasoning ever.

When you grew up, you sure as hell didn't have a choice in being attracted to the opposite sex, it just happened. The same as with gay people and their attraction to the same sex.

I mean considering what a lot of gay people have to put up with growing up (bullying; segregation) there are probably quite a few who wish the could just make it easier by being attracted to the opposite sex.

But that's not how it works and they can't help who they are attracted to, the same as you. So I would have to say that homosexuality is very natural considering that's the way they ended up.

@Qrphe If a species cannot procreate, it cannot endure. Think what you will, but a homosexual relationship doesn't result in offspring. Only a small few creatures can swing both ways and have offspring. Humans are not one of them, far as I know.

I don't believe homosexuals will be the humans downfall or anything, that'd just be silly. But fact remains that it isn't natural if they cannot procreate.

@deep_fried_bum_cake I'm actually a regrettable atheist and grew up with very accepting and reasonable family so...

I'm not really sure why you're so sensitive to this. I clarified that I have nothing against homosexuals. I just said that it isn't natural.

Just because I'm fine with them doesn't mean I have to warp my definition of natural to make overly-sensitive people feel more secure about themselves.

I don't condone bullying of any kind, but just because a few can be 'born that way' doesn't make such way 'natural'. Some children are born with an extra limb or lack of limb. These abnormalities are considered deformities because they're not natural to the 'default' human template.

You're not 'supposed' to be born that way, its a fluke of genetics. Same with those who are born with hormonal abnormalities that lead them to be gay. Does that mean we should treat them differently? No, of course not. People are people and they all have rights. But it doesn't magically make them natural either.

Qrphe That doesn't prove anything. Animals also have disorders, you realize that right? People shouldn't be disagreeing with FrightfulActions, because what he is saying is true. It doesn't mean it's harmful or not, but the purpose of sexual attraction is to lead to sex, which thereafter leads to reproduction. If you are attracted to the same gender and not the opposite, THEN IT ISN'T NATURAl. Again, that doesn't mean it is harmful or that you can't live following these feelings, but if you think it is a natural instinct then you are just wrong.

How is this progression? The Greeks used to stick it up each others butts also, actually they used to stick it up the butts of boys between the ages of 12-17 and it was perfectly acceptable and standard within that society. Society in general is a joke and hypocritical, all it does is hope on the bandwagon of the new trend.

There's just more vocal, mental morons these days in the gay community, that's all. You have been hand fed in what to believe and if you don't do as they say, you will be cast out and called a racist homophobe! they like throwing that one around alot. Lol, it's far from progression! Just a sicker and more mental world is all!

this is just pathetic, bioware. there is no reason to make concessions to ignorant bigots. especially since 99% of the people complaining (like the group "one million moms") are not the kinds of people who would play the game in the first place. even most of the homophobic gamers are not going to boycott the game over it. so this is just moronic

its just a blatant cop out. you might as well not have them in there at all, if you are going to segregate them to one planet. that just makes it worse.

ten years from now we are going to look back on incidents like this with such embarrassment.

To those saying homosexuality is natural, how is sticking a cock up someones arse natural? Common sense should tell you that it is comparable to bestiality and pedophilia. I don't hate or fear gay people but I do pity them and their enablers.

How is it "common sense" to compare two adults in a consensual (and probably loving) relationship to the rape of children/animals? Nobody is being harmed in a homosexual relationship, so how is that even comparable to one the sickest crimes imaginable?

Fair enough if you don't like/understand homosexuality - that's your choice, but to compare it to the violation and brutality of child/animal rape is just...gross. And doing so just lessens the true crime of pedophilia and bestiality by treating them as just another form of sexuality, when they should instead be treated as the crimes and violations that they are.

It's natural because it occurs in nature, throughout the animal kingdom. It's not that tough to understand. The laws of society don't always line up with the laws of nature, but the laws of society are more easily changed.

America (and i mean the USA not the continent) is raising faggots, first the army accepting gays now they want the boyscouts to accepted gays too, exposing the kids to that is just sick well at least your nation will disappear cuz how will american reproduce? Lol